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New Spirit X

If there was a
multitool of the year award (something I have strongly considered
doing on Multitool.org) then the first year the Spirit was released,
it would have taken the top prize. It was perhaps the first
multitool that was a “must have” for virtually everyone, and
generated more interest and excitement than any other tool had at
that point, and perhaps has since.

Still, despite
it's popularity, there were complaints about it, most notably the
“peanut butter blade” which many users and collectors disliked.
The cry for a more standard SAK style drop point blade was virtually
unanimous, and eventually, Victorinox responded with the Spirit S
model. Of course the S wasn't perfect either, as Victorinox replaced
the scissors with the drop point rather than the peanut butter blade,
meaning that while Victorinox had tried to appease their customers,
they had missed the point.

Now, several
years later, Victorinox has managed to release the model that
everyone has been after for years with the new Spirit X model, which
retains the scissors from the original and replaces the peanut butter
blade with the drop point that everyone wanted.

The interesting
thing is, Victorinox introduced this model without telling anyone.
In fact, at this year's SHOT Show, when I asked top execs at
Victorinox about when they were planning to bring the X to North
America, they were at a loss, and didn't even know of the existence
of such a tool! Needless to say, when they saw how excited I was
about the Spirit X, they had to find out more.

Now, SOSAK
members are getting the benefit of having first crack at the new
Spirits as a special thank you from the folks at Victorinox. Our old
buddy and head supplier here in the Secret Order, Tim at Felinevet is
offering them to members for a special introductory price for a
limited time, send him an email or see his store for details on how
to get yours while you can!